A New Slant on Slopes : Measuring the Benefits of Increased Electricity Access in Developing Countries

The objective of this paper is to shed some light on the benefits of improved access to electricity supply, specifically the benefits referred to as, 'consumer's surplus', which is the difference between what customers are willing to...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Energy Study
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY AGRICULTURAL WASTE AGRICULTURE AIR ALLOCATION ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS APPROACH AVAILABILITY AVERAGE PRICE AVERAGE PRICES BALANCE BANK LENDING BENEFIT STREAMS BIOMASS BUDGET CONSTRAINTS CALCULATION CAPITAL COST CAR BATTERIES CARBON CARBON EMISSIONS CLIMATE CLIMATE ZONE CO COMPETITIVENESS CONDITIONERS CONNECTED HOUSEHOLDS CONSUMER SURPLUS CONSUMPTION INCREASES CONSUMPTION OF ENERGY CONSUMPTION PATTERNS COST ANALYSIS COST OF ELECTRICITY COST-BENEFIT COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS DEMAND CURVE DEMAND CURVES DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY DEMAND FORECASTING DEMAND FUNCTIONS DIESEL DOMINANT FUEL DRY CELL BATTERIES ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC BENEFITS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE ELECTRIC ENERGY ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY BILLS ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ELECTRICITY DEMAND ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY PRICE ELECTRICITY PRICES ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ELECTRICITY TARIFFS ELECTRICITY-CONSUMING EQUIPMENT ELECTRIFICATION END USE ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY DEMAND ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES ENERGY PRICES ENERGY SOURCE ENERGY SOURCES ENERGY SUPPLY ENERGY USE EXPENDITURES FINANCIAL ANALYSIS FINANCIAL RETURN FORECASTS FUEL COST FUEL OIL FUEL PRICE FUELS GASOLINE GDP GRID ELECTRICITY GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD ENERGY HURRICANE INCANDESCENT BULBS INCOME INCOME CLASS INCOME EFFECT INCOME ELASTICITY OF DEMAND INCOME GROUPS INCOME HOUSEHOLDS INCOME LEVELS INTEREST RATE KEROSENE KEROSENE LAMPS KEROSENE LIGHTING KEROSENE WICK KILOWATT HOUR KILOWATT-HOURS LEAST COST ANALYSIS LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS LIVING STANDARDS LOWER LEVELS OF CONSUMPTION LOWER PRICE LOWER PRICES MARGINAL COST MARGINAL PRICE MARGINAL UTILITY MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES NATIONAL GRID OIL RESOURCES OPPORTUNITY COST PETROLEUM PETROLEUM GAS POLLUTION POWER PRESENT VALUE PRICE ELASTICITY PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND PRICE INCREASES PRICE OF ELECTRICITY PRIMARY SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY PURCHASE PRICE PURCHASING PURCHASING POWER QUANTITY OF ELECTRICITY REAL INCOME REGRESSION ANALYSIS RESIDENTIAL CONSUMERS RURAL ELECTRIFICATION SPREAD SUBSTITUTES SUBSTITUTION SUBSTITUTION EFFECT SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TARIFF STRUCTURE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TIME VALUE OF MONEY TIN UTILITIES UTILITY BILL
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